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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975
1 The Board of- Public Works and Safety of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
2 met in regular session September 18, 1975 at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in
3 the Municipal Building in said City. Mr. Burton presided with Mr. Judge
4 and Mr. Willis present. The following business was had to-wit:
5
6 Mr. Willis moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting, seconded
7 by Mr.Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
8
9 Mr. Burton moved to advance Officer Kirk D. Simonds to Patrolman First
10 Class on the Richmond Police Department effective September 16, 1975,
11 12 seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
13 Fire Chief, William H. Berry, requested six firefighters who were on
14 call-back since their lay-off on January 1 , 1973, be hired according
15 to their seniority. This request is necessary due to the re-activation
16 of Pumper Company #1 .
17
18 Mr. Burton moved to hire the following six firefighters effective September
19 24, 1975, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion
20 was carried. The six firefighters are: Curtis Dillman, David Harbin,
21 James Fessler, Nora Ward, Stuart Stegall and Robert Guthrie.
22
23 These men are to be hired with the rank of firefighter. Robert Guthrie
24 will be hired back as a probationary firefighter as he has 55 days of
25 probationary time to complete.
26
27 Mayor Charles A. Howell said that re-activating Pumper Company #1 is the
28 most feasible and economic way to give the best fire protection to the
29 City.
30
31 Mr. Burton moved upon recommendation of Fire Chief William H. Berry to
32 promote the following men effective September 24, 1975, seconded by Mr.
33 Judge and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
34
35 Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant: Elmer Wilmot, Donald
36 Trotter, Robert A. Crawley and Paul Turner.
37
38 Promoted to the rank of Engineer: Wayne Jackson, Joseph Pierce,
39 Charles Pennington, Ronald Purcell , Michael Allen and Bill Watson.
40
41 Fire Chief, William H. Berry, presented the following letter to the Board:
42
43 Mr. Robert Burton, President
44 Board of Public Works and Safety
45 Richmond, Indiana
46
47 Dear Board Members:
48
49 The past twenty-one years as a member of the Richmond Fire
50 Department, and particularly the last six years as Chief,
51 have indeed been an honor and a privilege. The challenge
52 in serving as Chief has been an experience I will remember
53 always.
54
55 I am now submitting my resignation in order that my retirement
56 may become effective September 19, 1975.
57
58 My deepest thanks goes to those administrations under which
59 I have served, along with Mayor Howell , members of the Board
60 of Public Works and Safety and members of Richmond Common
61 Council , without whose cooperation and help I would have not
62 been able to attain the goals I had set forth.
63
64 Sincerely,
65 /s/ William H. Berry, Chief
66
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Board of Works Minutes
September 18, 1975
Page 2
1 Mr. Burton on behalf of the Board, expressed his appreciation for
2 Chief Berry's service as Chief for the past six years and as a Fire-
3 fighter for the past twenty years. "You have seen a lot of changes
4 and you have an excellent Fire Department. You have been an extremely
5 dedicated man in your job in dealing with the public and with your
6 men. You have sacrificed your time and in doing so, you have
7 greatly improved the quality of the Fire Department of the City,"
8 Mr. Burton said.
9
10 Mr. Judge and Mr. Willis were in agreement with what Mr. Burton said.
11
12 Mayor Howell expressed his appreciation to Chief Berry for the service
13 he has rendered to the City and the Community. "You will be missed
14 by the City and I regret that I have to accept your resignation",
15 Mayor Howell said. "I wish to extend to you much success in your new
16 position" he concluded.
17
18 Mr. Burton moved to grant permission to send Officers James A. Haskins
19 and Keith 0. Retz to Homicide Seminar in Cincinnati , Ohio, November
20 11 to 17th, 1975, seconded by Mr. Judge and on unanimous voice vote
21 the motion was carried.
22
23 Mr. Judge moved to accept Certificate of Substantial Completion agree-
24 ments between the Board of Works and Kutter Construction Inc. , Melling
25 Electric Inc. and Wagner-Martin Inc. for the #3 Fire Station and to
26 occupy the #3 Station on Monday, September 22, 1975 at 9:00 a.m. ,
27 seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was
28 carried.
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30 Mr. Judge moved to approve installation of a street light on Neff Street
31 on existing wood pole, seconded by Mr. Willis and on unanimous voice
32 vote the motion was carried.
33
34 Mr. Judge moved to deny the request for alley light in the 700 block
35 of West Main Street and recommended to continue to follow the proce-
36 dure that there are no established priorities, special lighting should
37 not be required at this time, but might be related to the Committee
38 for future expansion, seconded by Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice
39 vote the motion was carried.
40
41 Mr. Judge moved to advertise for bids to be received on October 2, 1975
42 at 9:15 a.m. for Community Development Project No. 1-75-25-9 (Sanitary
43 Sewer, South "L", South 20th, South 21st and South 22nd) , seconded by
44 Mr. Burton and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
45
46 Mr. Judge moved upon recommendation of Dale Jacobs, Jacobs-Maze &
47 Assoc. , to award bid for Community Development Project No. 1-75-17-1
48 to Cain Lakes Gravel in the amount of $282,421 .89, seconded by Mr.
49 Willis and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
50
51 Mr. Willis moved upon recommendation of Dale Jacobs to award bid for
52 Community Development Project No. 1-75-18-2 to Cain Lakes Gravel in
53 the amount of $89,890.25 and to waive the original bid due to a mistake
54 in the quanity on the original bid, seconded by Mr. Burton and on
55 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
56
57 Mr. Judge moved to grant permission for a Homecoming Parade to be held
58 on Saturday, October 4, 1975, at 1 :00 P.M. subject to approval of
59 Captain Scott Loper of the route to be used, seconded by Mr. Burton
60 and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
61
62 Mr. Burton moved to grant permission to the Wayne County Health. Fair
63 Committee for: (1 ) "No Parking" signs placed on 8th and 9th Streets,
64 North and South of the Promenade to the alleys, (2) Allow parking of
65 cars in this restricted area if car is designated as "Health Fair
66 Committee" and (3) Allow placement of three mobile units in the insets
67 provided on 8th and 9th at the Promenade, subject to control by Capt.
68 Loper as to the number of units allowed, seconded by Mr. Judge and on
69 unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
70
71 There being no further business on motion duly made, seconded and passed,
72 the meeting was adjourned.
73 Robert Burton, President
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75 ATTEST: Margaret Mellen, Clerk of the Board